Pelham Bay Naval Training Station | |
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Rodman's Neck, Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx in United States | |
Coordinates | 40°51′58″N 73°48′37″W / 40.86611°N 73.81028°W |
Site information | |
Owner | City of New York |
Operator | US Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | Ewing & Allen, Architects |
In use | 1917 | –1919
Fate | Demolished |
Garrison information | |
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Pelham Bay Naval Training Station was a World War I-era United States Navy training facility located on Rodman's Neck, a peninsula at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, New York City.[1] Located near City Island and Westchester County, it was operational from 1917 to 1919.[2]
Prior to the creation of the Pelham Bay Naval Training Station, a national guard base was set up in the heart of Pelham Bay Park. The 280 acre[3] site was designed by the architectural firm of Ewing & Allen[4] and included a ninety acre hospital.[3]
The camp also featured entertainment facilities provided by the Knights of Columbus, the Y.M.C.A.,[4][5] and other organizations including the American Red Cross and the American Library Association.[citation needed]
The camp offered a number of sequential training courses, with mastery of a given course being required to advance to the next one.[3]
The camp suffered from the Influenza pandemic of 1918 from late 21 September through late 21 October 1918, and again in December 1918.[6][7] There were 2,399 cases of influenza, with a total of 145 deaths.[6]
A number of Queens Borough Public Library staff members took a leave of absence, and were placed at the Naval station via the efforts of the American Library Association. The station's library staff included: